Materials Lab

Overview of Services

This laboratory is part of the College of Engineering Common Labs Core. The goal of the Common Lab is to provide a high impact learning environment where theoretical knowledge gained in the classrooms is experienced in the laboratory. It is expected that a student completing an experiment or set of experiments will have a stronger understanding of the concepts taught in the theory courses and how these are represented in reality.

The Common Materials Laboratory will enable students to learn how processing affects material properties, how properties influence their designs, and how they can design materials to obtain novel, multifunctional performance for innovative applications in all engineering fields. The Common Materials Laboratory will support students during the undergraduate curriculum by taking them through the full range of experiences from discovering material behavior to making materials that meet requirements for new designs.

  

Leadership

David Staack - COE Director Undergraduate Laboratory Instruction

Shei Sia Su - ZACH CL Technical Lab Coordinator

 

 

 

Location and hours of operation

Hours	Location
8am-8pm (see equipment specific schedules)	Texas A&M University College of Engineering College Station TX 77843

https://zachry.tamu.edu/common-labs/

Contacts

Name	Role	Phone	Email	Location
David Staack	ZEEC Common Lab Director	979.845.4063	dstaack@tamu.edu	MEOB 328
Shei Sia Su	ZEEC Technical Lab Coordinator	979.458.5564	sheisiasu@tamu.edu	EIC
Ramalakshmi Akella	Technician MEEN 464	979.862.1706	rakella@tamu.edu	ENPH 404A

Available Equipment and Resources

▼ ► AERO Workstations (2)

Name Price AERO 214 workstations View calendar AERO 307/489 Workstation View calendar

▼ ► Heat Treatment (2)

Name Price Box Furnace View calendar Tube Furnace (up to 1500 deg C) View calendar

▼ ► Material Characterization (6)

Name Price Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) View calendar Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA) View calendar Optical Tensiometer View calendar Polarized Optical Microscopes View calendar Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA) View calendar UV-Visible Spectrophotometer View calendar

▼ ► Mechanical Testing (10)

Name Price Axial Torsion Machine View calendar Benchtop Universal Testing Machine (INSTRON) View calendar Brinnel Hardness Tester View calendar Creep Test Apparatus View calendar Fatigue Test Apparatus Bench View calendar Floor Standing Universal Testing Machine (INSTRON) View calendar Research - Charged Usage (Technician Assisted) Mon-Fri 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM External Academic $60.00 /hr External Federal $60.00 /hr Pendulum Impact Tester View calendar Rockwell Hardness Testers View calendar Universal Test Machine, Test Resource 120 Frame View calendar Vise + Torque Wrench View calendar

▼ ► Rolling Mill (1)

Name Price Rolling Mill View calendar

▼ ► Sample Preparation (5)

Name Price Abrasive Cutter, Buehler AbrasiMet 250 View calendar Carbon coater, Cressington 108C View calendar Hot Plate View calendar Low Speed Cutter, IsoMet 1000 View calendar Semi-automoatic Grinder Polisher, EcoMet 30 View calendar

▼ ► VR Simulation (2)

Name Price VR- Metal Tensile Test/ CNC machining View calendar VR- Welding and Joining View calendar